High-dose vitamin C infusions can get into cancer tumours even though the vitamin C quickly disappears from patients’ bloodstreams, a Christchurch research study has proven
A new code of conduct banning health board members from making “political comment” may have been timed to dull criticism of imminent changes to the health system, an expert says
A pharmacy owner has recounted the moment a man strode into his Christchurch store and threatened him with a gun, before making off with about $1500 worth of prescription drugs, $500 cash, and his car
Christchurch’s only complementary health-focused general practice is shifting at the end of the year to a new $4.5 million health hub being built in the suburb of Saint Martins
Christchurch’s only complementa¬ry health-focused general practice is shifting at the end of the year to a new $4.5 million health hub being built in the suburb of Saint Martins
Anger at attempts to “poach” general practice nurses for the COVID-19 vaccination campaign prompted an apology by Canterbury DHB to Christchurch PHO chair and GP Angus Chambers
News of non-front-line workers in Christchurch being offered leftover COVID-19 vaccine, while general practice teams are kept out of the loop, has angered Christchurch GP Vanessa Weenink
Specialist GP Nikki Vadgama provides some tips to make your next paediatric eczema consult easier. She includes a review of new guidelines, resources, websites and medications for paediatric eczema management